I don't really see much wrong with at least half of these. Many have meanings behind them, others are pretty average, not "worst name ever" material. And Danzig? That's his name and it's his project. By that logic Dio is also a shitty band name...

I don't really see much wrong with at least half of these. Many have meanings behind them, others are pretty average, not "worst name ever" material. And Danzig? That's his name and it's his project. By that logic Dio is also a shitty band name...

I think they're all ridiculous and did not state they were the worst I've ever heard or the worst ever, or even that they had no meaning because of course, whomever on my planet came up with them, obviously came up with them for a reason. I should also point out for the sight-impaired that I didn't say that Danzig was a shitty named because it had anything to do with him or his made up last name.

I think they're all ridiculous and did not state they were the worst I've ever heard or the worst ever, or even that they had no meaning because of course, whomever on my planet came up with them, obviously came up with them for a reason. I should also point out for the sight-impaired that I didn't say that Danzig was a shitty named because it had anything to do with him or his made up last name.

In all fairness you didn't state anything except for a list of band names that are "all mighty fucking retarded." In response, I stated that I don't see what's so retarded about them.

theposega wrote:

Was referring to post-rock bands when I said that.

As opposed to post-black metal? Well, I guess I would have to agree that those types of long, drawn out names are better suited to post-rock than any kind of metal

I think they're all ridiculous and did not state they were the worst I've ever heard or the worst ever, or even that they had no meaning because of course, whomever on my planet came up with them, obviously came up with them for a reason. I should also point out for the sight-impaired that I didn't say that Danzig was a shitty named because it had anything to do with him or his made up last name.

In all fairness you didn't state anything except for a list of band names that are "all mighty fucking retarded." In response, I stated that I don't see what's so retarded about them.

Alright, let's look at the facts- I posted I think they are all bullshit names. Upon request of the internet, I further elaborated that I am of the belief they are all ridiculous. Now, apparently that translates into something having to do with their supposed or unknown meaning, or what else in the world shares the same (our friend Mr. Danzig.) However, as I am called to go into detail about why I believe this for twenty five or so names, I ask you: should you not question those that have done the same as well before I?

One I always thought was stupid was Cult of Occult. Ooooh, it's a cult, AND it's occult! Wow, that's really bad ass!" Also the fact that cult is said twice between two syllables, neither of which are stressed.

The name Rainbow is retroactively bad. Talking about them to someone who doesn't know anything about 70s rock/metal: "You like a band called Rainbow? You must be gay." Only retroactively bad since back then rainbows had no homosexual connotations.

Nu metal bands are known for having stupid names, which probably started with Korn. First of all, why name your band after a fucking vegetable? Secondly, the intentional misspelling to make it even lamer.

Limp Bizkit. Yeah, your music is limp, I'll give you that. But again with the intentional misspelling!

I think Saint Vitus is a great name. First off, it's one of the oldest doom bands referencing an old Black Sabbath song. And even with out that reference, I still think "Vitus" sounds cool.

Let's not forget I must must must mention I read and pronounce my "v's" as English "b's" so whenever I see or say "Saint Vitus" you can rest assure that my brain is pronouncing it "Saint Bitus" which, again, is too close for comfort to "Saint Penis" for my tastes.

Edit: I also have no idea if the correct pronunciation is Veetus, or V-eye-tus, but years and years of connotation and repetition have permanently engraved it as Veetus.

I think Saint Vitus is a great name. First off, it's one of the oldest doom bands referencing an old Black Sabbath song. And even with out that reference, I still think "Vitus" sounds cool.

Let's not forget I must must must mention I read and pronounce my "v's" as English "b's" so whenever I see or say "Saint Vitus" you can rest assure that my brain is pronouncing it "Saint Bitus" which, again, is too close for comfort to "Saint Penis" for my tastes.

lol even pronouncing the 'v' as a 'b', I can't imagine it sounds like Saint Penis, but it does sound like Saint Bite Us, which is also pretty stupid sounding.

When I first discovered Death, I thought it was an awful name for a band. Death is probably one of the most common themes in metal, and so to name your band that just comes off sounding completely uncreative, as if they thought they were introducing new concepts to the genre, when it's the most typical and cliche of all metal concepts.

Alright, let's look at the facts- I posted I think they are all bullshit names. Upon request of the internet, I further elaborated that I am of the belief they are all ridiculous. Now, apparently that translates into something having to do with their supposed or unknown meaning, or what else in the world shares the same (our friend Mr. Danzig.) However, as I am called to go into detail about why I believe this for twenty five or so names, I ask you: should you not question those that have done the same as well before I?

In my initial post, I DID point out that I disagreed with many of the names being submitted. Other's like Iwrestledabearonce, Happy Days, and endless amounts of goat genitalia-related names are self-explanatory. In this case I saw a list of names which I think are pretty normal and didn't think met the criteria for a thread about worst band names. So I commented for further elaboration because I was interested as to WHY those band names are so ridiculous, or maybe what you consider a good band name. This is in fact the metal DISCUSSION forum, where things are, you know, discussed. Long lists of 20+ bands with no elaboration don't really add much to the discussion

In the interests of staying on topic I'll just narrow it down to the few that really confused me:

DanzigFleshcrawlGodfleshKrisiunMegadethCannibal CorpseDimension Zero

St. Vitus and Voivod are off the list because you gave a reasonable explanation, and for the record, I agree on High on Fire, Commit Suicide, In Flames, and some of the others. Others make sense with guess work (like Dimmu Borgir, which nobody can pronounce, and leaves itself open for tons of mockery)

In the interests of staying on topic I'll just narrow it down to the few that really confused me:

DanzigFleshcrawlGodfleshKrisiunMegadethCannibal CorpseDimension Zero

1: Sounds like sinus congestion meets the word "Dancing"2: Trying too hard too be br00tals3: I don't know what they're going here but an unknown omnipotent being certainly has evolved beyond flesh, it also sounds....dumb.4: I'm not certain on the pronunciation but I go by Chrissy-un and that sounds ridiculous to me5: Sup, we're Megadeth, not Megadeath, let's get hevvehh on level 3.6: Generic, uninspired rubbish7: Failed pseudo-original pishposh; although I have no idea what it was supposed to mean, it's just not impressing me that they came up with a dimension that doesn't exist.

1: Sounds like sinus congestion meets the word "Dancing"2: Trying too hard too be br00tals3: I don't know what they're going here but an unknown omnipotent being certainly has evolved beyond flesh, it also sounds....dumb.4: I'm not certain on the pronunciation but I go by Chrissy-un and that sounds ridiculous to me5: Sup, we're Megadeth, not Megadeath, let's get hevvehh on level 3.6: Generic, uninspired rubbish7: Failed pseudo-original pishposh; although I have no idea what it was supposed to mean, it's just not impressing me that they came up with a dimension that doesn't exist.

Makes sense. I guess the only one I disagree with in that context is Fleshcrawl, I think there are worse offenders of this in death metal (Intestinal Strangulation, Disembowelment, Prostitute Disfigurement, etc.). I always thought Fleshcrawl was more subtly creepy (making your flesh crawl). That's just me though. Most of the best death metal bands don't try so hard anyway.

On the topic of Megadeth, they are one of the many "misspelled with style" band names that took a note from Led Zeppelin's book. I find them to be less offensive than some of the others (Chozzen Phate and Wykkid Vykker are particularly obnoxious, and I only like Slauter Xstroyes because it's fun to say).

A few more to add to my own list:

Necrodeath: Sometimes having a grasp on language helps to save you some embarrassment. Like when you name your band "deathdeath"

Weakling: Another bad DSBM type name. I get what they're going for, but "weak" is the last thing a metal band should be referred to as. And leave irony to the hipsters

Halfling Thief: One of my submissions to the archives from a while back, although I barely listened to them after that. I'm all for fantasy names, but when you have to resort to your D&D character's race/class, you lack the imagination that fantasy typically requires of you.

Job For A Cowboy: Always hated this one more than a lot of deathcore shit. Not sure if I'm missing something, but I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.

Intestine Baalism: Not really sure what they're going for here. The combination of one's bowels and Goetian demon worship doesn't make much sense. Maybe it's a language barrier thing

Moonblood: Not really a godawful name, but I find it amusing. Occulta Mors probably wracked his brain coming up with a simple, grim moniker, and came up with one that is used as a kind of ancient slang term (at least in many works of fiction) for a woman's period (the blood which comes every moon)

Really? 2 pages of this without Pretty Maids?!Awesome band (or at least band with a bunch of awesome songs, if you're picky), awful name. Oh, for those not familiar with them, I should clarify: they're an all-male band, and none of them works as a house-cleaner.

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Osore wrote:

I would like to hear some recommendations of black metal bands/albums that sound depressive, yet sad and melancholic at the same time.

Good to see the worst of them are being covered - shit like We Butter the Bread with Butter, and iwrestledabearonce... fuck, come on. Maybe it's also because I don't like any of the styles these bands are playing, too. Hard to say really. Too late to separate them.

A lot of "satanic" band names are kinda shitty imo, too. I'm a pretty self-conscious guy, and when I was 17 and still lived with my parents I really hated conversations like this:mum: whatchoo been up to today, son?me: i went to the shops, bought some cds etcmum: what did you get? oh.... rotting christ? that's an.... interesting name...me: *blush*

I actually just saw two bands live whos name was ridiculous. The first was Terrorpy, which my mind couldn't really comprehend how to pronounce. Apparently it is sort of a portmonteau of "terror" and "therapy". The other one was "Deathtiny". At first I thought it was like "death tiny" and they hated midgets or something, but then I realized that since they're a female-fronted cheesy symphonic metal band it was probably a terrible portmonteau of "death" and "destiny". Yeah.Both of those names are ultra shitty. You need to be able to understand a name just from reading it, and those portmonteaus are just stupid. I guess I really have a problem with those types of names.

Another band name I absolutely hate is Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Punctuation in names needs to fuck off. I'll also agree with everyone who says the typical deathcore/metalcore band names suck balls. There's a Danish band that sounds almost exactly like a shittier Suicide Silence whos name is WeCanWalkOnWaterToo. God I hate those names.I also can't stand the name A Cold Night for Alligators. I guess they named themselves after that Roky Erickson song, but they have NOTHING in common with Ericksson, so then the name is just stupid.

Attitude Adjustment sounds terrible by itself, but after WWE fucker Cena named one of his moves after it, now it sounds even worst.

Edguy. WTF? in spanish at least, it's pretty common to hear from metalheads saying it 'Edgay'.

Chinchilla. Did Udo know what the fuck is a chinchilla? very metal!!

Less offensive but terrible names anyway:

Dew ScentedJesusatanNecrocockJob for a Cowboy (W T F !)Pig Destroyer - I guess you can destroy better or more badass things than pigs.Six Magics - sounds extremely childish.Power Quest - can you get a more generic name than that? it's easy to find terrible band names in power metal anyway.Primal Fear AngraRhapsody/Sonata/Stratovarius/Symphony X... c'mon.XentrixWaking the Cadaver - THE most generic goregrind name ever?

Pig Destroyer - I guess you can destroy better or more badass things than pigs.

I actually kinda like Pig Destroyer. As I understand they originally thought about naming themselves something terribly generic like "Cop Killer", but they realized this sounded terrible, so they ended up with Pig Destroyer, with "pig" being a synonym for "cop".

Empyreal wrote:

Symphony X is pretty bad, yeah. A much more mature, badass name would suit their music.

Alot of power metal (or power metal-ish) bands have terrible names. I think Symphony X was something that probably, to them, sounded badass when they released their first few albums, and then it just kinda stuck. To me the name fits their early style alright but not so much nowadays. Probably wouldn't be the best carreer move to change your widely-known name to something else all of the sudden either.